Ames, Evelyn Perkins

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Author and poet Evelyn (Perkins) Ames was born in 1908, the daughter of Henry A. and Olga (Flinch) Perkins. A graduate of Milton Academy in Milton, Mass., in 1925, she studied at Vassar College (1926-1929) before marrying Amyas Ames in 1930. They had four children. She was the author of Only the Loving (1952), My Brother Bird (1954), The Hawk from Heaven (1957), and Dust on a Precipice (1980). She was a member of the Poetry Society of America, Pen and Brush, and New York Women Poets.

From the description of Papers, 1921-1985 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122657205

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creatorOf Ames, Evelyn Perkins. Papers, 1921-1985 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Lindbergh, Anne Morrow, 1906-2001. Anne Morrow Lindbergh papers, 1906-1997 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Jean Burden Papers, 1931-1992 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Blanche Matthias papers, 1901-1983 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence, 1881-1981 (inclusive), 1940-1979 (bulk). Houghton Library
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associatedWith Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. person
associatedWith Burden, Jean. person
correspondedWith Houghton Mifflin Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Lindbergh, Anne Morrow, 1906-2001. person
associatedWith Matthias, Blanche, 1887-1983. person
associatedWith Sarton, May, 1912-1995. person
associatedWith Thurman, Howard, 1900-1981. person
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